Daily Dispatches

By Yelena Fedorova
Novosti News Agency
Sunday, August 28, 2005

http://en.rian.ru/business/20050828/41239808.html

MOSCOW -- Russia and China might consider replacing the dollar in
bilateral trade, a senior banking expert said on the eve of the
Third Russian-Chinese Banking Forum opening Monday.

Garegin Torsunyan, president of the Association of Russian Banks

4p ET Sunday, August 28, 2005

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gold Rush 21, GATA's conference in Dawson City,
Yukon Territory, Canada, was so well-received that
we have decided to produce a video recording of the
conference on computer disc -- they call them DVDs
-- in time for presentation at GATA's fund-raising
dinner at the New Orleans Investment Conference
on Wednesday, November 2, assuming that the

World Gold Council Sponsors Abby Z's Spring 2006 Runway Show
Tuesday, September 13th, 2005, 7 p.m., at the Canal Room

World Gold Council press release

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

http://www.gold.org/pr_archive/pdf/AbbyZ_pr_240805.pdf

NEW YORK -- The World Gold Council announced today a unique
partnership with plus size couture fashion designer Abby Z to

... but now other derivatives have
gotten so out of control that the
Fed itself is intervening.

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Fed, Banks Will Meet Over Derivatives

By Henny Sender, Michael Mackenzie,
and Ramez Mikdashi
The Wall Street Journal
Thursday, August 25, 2005

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York will meet with Wall Street
banks next month to discuss the still relatively opaque market for
credit derivatives.